Music-leaf turner.



J. E. LIVINGSTON. MUSIC LEAP TURNER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 27.1911A 00.1 9 1 |.1 m 4 m LU w e Qu nD 1 .F m d 2 A E m E .0 o1@ M 5 5 Lb S u J 2nd H 2 1 e 1 1 .1:1 1 L f 11|! H1111 1 It 11 [111111 :|l |1| n 1 i111 29L 2 P ..1/ f 1 1 1117 1 w1 l1 AU 1 w 1| S; v 9 9 6 1 O 2 u l f un mw um. No.. w. 92 r m am 3 N. Fn 6 du WJ mu .w m H u ,w d J 0N kua MMR". wwGUJ m1 N Pm IAL. wi L wm Ewa JMW D.. P A I 3 j @W i u .4 4`

To'aliwhom t may concern.

Be it known that I, JAMEs E. LIVINGSTON, -fa citizen of the UnitedStates7 residing at ,I Tansrrrrgs earner ernten.

JAMES E.'LI`tITNGSTON, QF LBEA, EOW.

Albia, in the county of Monroe, tate of Iowmhave invented certain newand useful improvements Ain Music-Leaf Turners; and do herebydeclare'the following to be a full..

clear', and exact description of the inve .iornsuch as will enableothers skilled in the art to which 4it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention'I relatesl to music leaf turns, and has foritsprincipalobject to proide-a :device of the character described forautomatically turning said leaves.

Another object of the invention is to pro-A vide a music leaf turner ofthe character described in which a. novel-form of latch is employed vforreleasing the leaves.

`A further object of the invention is to 4provide a music leaf turnerwhich is com- 'posed of a minimum number of parts, is

therefore' simple in construction, and is cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claimhereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction,within the scope ofthe claim, may be resorted to .without departing from the spirit orsacriicing yany of the advantages ofthe inven- `tion.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of a music leaf turnerconstructed in accordance with my invention, showing a piece of musicassociated therewith, Fig. .2 is atop plan view thereof, Fig. 3 1s ahorizontal sectional view through such a turner, Fig. l is a perspectiveview of theframe, Fig. 5 is a perspective View of one of the leaves ofthe frame, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the hinge pin. i

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the guresof the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, the invention comprises an angular frameformed of metal and consisting of side arms 5-5 and Specification of"Letters ?atent.

MIUSCLLEF TURNER.

Patentes ieee. a', isis.

Application tiled July 27, i911. Serial No. 64(4),832.

rigidly secured thereto above the eye of the bottom arm 7, whereby saidbearing pin is held against any tendency of dropping out. Secured aroundthe top and bottom arms 6 and 7 of the frame is any suitable cushion ingmaterial 11.

My invention further comprises a plurality of leaves A.. rfiliere ofcourse may be any number of leaves employed, but for the purpose ofillustration, l. have only shown two thereof. Each of these leavesincludes a icl-shaped frame consisting of spaced up* per and lower armsr1 2 and 13 respectively and a connecting portion 14s. The extremitiesof the arms 12 and 13 areY respectively formed with eyes 15 adapted tobe swing-- ingly mounted upon the pin'9 at points below and above theeye 8 of the upper arm of and the collar 10. Connecting :the arms 12 and13 is a plurality of spaced wires 16, the wire adjacent the outer endsof the arms 12 and 13 being spaced from the eyes 15 thereof for adistance to permit of a sheet of l the pin 9 adjacent its outer ends arecoil springs 19 and 2O respectively. The spring 19 has one end rigidlyconnected to the pin 9,

and its other end rigidly connected to the upper arm 12 of one of theleaves. The spring 20 has one end rigidly connected to the pin 9 and itsother end rigidly connected to the lower arm 13 of the other leaf. Bymeans of these springs the leaves are adapted to be resiliently heldupon the left side of the frame. ln order, however, to hold said leavesupon the right side of the frame, I have provided a pair of latcheswhich are each designated as a whole by the reference letter B. Each ofthese 'latches is formed from a strip of sheet metal, and one endconstitutes a linger piece 21. Ears 22 project from opposite sides of`the linger piece 21, and are each formed with a perforation 23wherethrough passes one end'- and thereby retain the said leaf in itsopen position ;l that is, on the right hand side of the frame. The hook24 extends forwardly, so that it will be disposed normally in a lineintermediate the arm 5 of the frame and the connecting portion 14 of theleaf. In order torelease either of the leaves the linger piece 2l isdepressed and the hook 24 is thereby raised, thus releasing the leaf andpermitting its spring to shift the same to the left hand side of theframe. Collars 25 are disposed around the arm 5 directly below thelatches B for holding the same in proper position.

In practice, when it is desired to insert a pieceof music the upper andlower arms 6 and 7 of the frame are sprung apart to permit of thewithdrawal of the hinge pin 9 and the leaves carried thereby. The backsheet of the piece of music is then positioned upon the frame. Thesecond sheet of music is then inserted, the positioning of the sheet inthis manner being rendered possible by reason of the fact that asufficient space is created between the eyes l5 and the adjacent Wire 16of each leaf.

What is claimed is z- Ina music leaf turner, the combination with a mainframe formed from a Single length of wire and comprising upper and lowerarms aand side arms, the upper and lower arms being each centrallyformed with laterally extending eyes, a pin having its ends fixedlysecured in said eyes, a collar iixed to the pin directly above thebottom eye, 'a pair of leaves connected to the pin and adapted to swingupon either side of the frame,' coil springs respectively disposedaround the pin at each end thereof, one end of each spring being iixedlyconnected to the pin and the other end xedly secured to a respectiveleaf for normally urging said leaves to one side of the main frame, andclips pivoted on one side arm of the frame for engaging the leaves tohold the latter against the tension of said springs.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES E. LIVINGSTON. litnesses v:

L. T. RICHMOND, ROY T. ALroRD.

